Jang Keun Suk Showered with Wreaths from Japanese Stars on ‘Waratte Iitomo’

Keun-chan Jang Keun Suk boasted the ties he had with other big figures in Japan.

On July 24, the actor appeared on Fuji TV’s most popular live variety talk show, Waratte Iitomo to promote his drama Love Rain.



Waratte Iitomo has been airing live for 30 years, and only features A-class stars as guests. Because of this, once a star makes it onto the show, fellow celebrities shower the star with congratulatory flower wreaths.

For Jang Keun Suk, well-known figures such as SMAP, Hyde, the show program Tetsuko no Heya (Tetsuko’s Room) and soccer player Nakata sent in flower wreaths.

This day Jang Keun Suk shared how he felt about his 20th anniversary since his debut, how he came to make his debut, what happened behind the scenes on the set of Love Rain and any embarrassing moments he had to endure.

Love Rain has been airing five times a week on Fuji TV since July 25.

SISTAR Members Don’t Like Being Associated as 4Minute’s Rivals

The SISTAR members are tired of being associated as 4minute′s rivals.

In the upcoming episode of QTV’s 4Minute’s Travel Maker, the SISTAR members will make an appearance and talk honestly with their 4minute friends.

The two groups have, on numerous occasions, come to release new singles or albums at similar times and as such, many netizens and the press have labeled the two as ‘rivals’.

SISTAR’s Bora shared on the matter saying, “Wherever we go we’re always compared with 4minute. The extreme sentiments [from others] of a rivalry with 4minute is honestly uncomfortable and I don’t like it.”

Member Soyou who, before her debut, had trained with Cube Entertainment added, “After SISTAR placed first on a music show program, I had nightmares for four days. Flashbacks of our 4Minute friends kept appearing in my mind and making my heart ache.”





4minute’s Nam Ji Hyun also affirmed the SISTAR members experiences saying, “Whenever we do an interview we also are asked about SISTAR too.”

The full episode will air on August 1 on QTV.

SS501’ Park Jung Min Thanks Fans For Their Support

Park Jung Min has expressed his gratitude to his loyal fans.

A day after the courts ruled in favor of Park Jung Min in his case against CNR Media, the singer took to his Twitter to express his thanks writing, “Thanks to my concerned fans I will be able to start new activities~ I will return the favor by working even harder~! Strength + bonus picture~! With Jeom Rye~”

He later tweeted, “As a bonus, one more picture~ From my family vacation~ Peeling the clothes off an egg~!”, “Uh oh, I made a mistake… I meant to say I will ‘work’ hard but I made a typo~ here’s a bonus,” and added another picture.

The first picture revealed Park Jung Min laying in bed and making a face with his pet dog Jeom Rye. Another picture showed the smiling singer peeling a hard-boiled egg at a hot spring and finally a close-up self picture.




Netizens commented, “It’s good to see him happy again”, “I look forward to your activities” and “He must have had it so hard.”

2AM’s Lee Chang Min Gets Ignored By a Dog

2AM’s Lee Chang Min has suffered humiliation at the hands of a dog.

Lee Chang Min tweeted a picture on August 1 writing, “Hey friend… can’t you look at the camera just once?”

Included was a picture of Lee Chang Min seated on a couch in dress pants and a white shirt. Though the singer smiled brightly with his canine ‘friend’, the dog showed no interest whatsoever to Lee Chang Min or the camera as the dog faced away from both.




Netizens commented, “Rejected by a dog, how sad”, “The dog is cute though” and “The dog is a friend, right?”

Pop Music Site Popdust Nominates SNSD in Two Categories for its ‘2012 Pop Olympics Finals

SNSD has become nominated in two categories for Popdust’s just-for-fun ‘2012 Pop Olympics Finals’.

SNSD was nominated first for the category of ‘Best YouTube Moment’, in which it competes with Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and The Wanted.

The video nominated for SNSD, from the group’s 2011 headlining gig, was described by Popdust as: “The girls traveled Stateside in the fall of 2011 for a headlining gig at New York’s Madison Square Garden. After the show, the group sought to introduced themselves to new fans by showing off their individual talents, which range from dancing on command, singing Tamia songs, impersonating one another, and dishing out meaningful life advice. Seohyun is right: always wear your seatbelt.”





SNSD was also nominated in the category of ‘Best Song’ where it competes against, again, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and The Wanted.

Nominating SNSD’s hit track The Boys, the site described the song as being, “A stomping, take-no-prisoners anthem of sexual undeniability, with a catchy chorus and a beat that forces you to pay attention, Girls’ Generation’s “THE BOYS” not only topped the U.S. K-Pop charts but made it to the overall iTunes top 100. A smash hit in their home country of South Korea as well, we already know that “The Boys” brings the fans out—will it bring out the votes too?”





Fans will have until August 5 to vote for their favorite stars with gold, silver and bronze medals announced for each category on August 6.

Wonder Girls’ Lim and miss A’s Jia Snap a Photo Together

Wonder Girls’ Lim and miss A’s Jia have taken a friendly picture together.

The picture was revealed through Jia’s Twitter on July 31 where she briefly wrote, “Resting.”

Included was a picture of the two friends dressed casually. Jia sported a hip hop cap turned sideways and puckered her lips while Lim smiled while making a peace sign.





The two members, their respective groups, and the other JYP artists will all perform at the upcoming JYP Nation concert scheduled to take place on August 4 at Seoul’s Gymnastics Stadium.

Hwa Young Did Visit Kim Kwang Soo at Core Contents Media

It has been revealed that Hwa Young did indeed visit her agency, Core Contents Media, with her twin sister Hyo Young.



On August 1, Core Contents Media issued press releases that read, ‘Hwa Young and Hyo Young suddenly came in to Core Contents Media at 10 p.m. on July 31 to see CEO Kim Kwang Soo. CEO Kim was also taken aback at the surprise visit.”

Why did Hwa Young, who had been forced to leave her team after so much controversy, return for a visit to her former agency?

According to Core Contents Media, Hwa Young told CEO Kim that she wanted to perform her own music and that she wished to “walk her own way.”

She also told him, “I thank you for teaching me how to rap when I didn’t know anything. Even though it’ll be hard, I want to walk my own road.”

Through this meeting it seems Hwa Young set straight her relationship with Core Contents Media and expressed her will to make it as a solo singer.

During the meeting, CEO Kim Kwang Soo told Hwa Young about how he tried to persuade the late Chae Dong Ha of SG Wannabe when he said he would leave his team by saying that he wished SG Wannabe would continue to have Chae Dong Ha as a member.

He then expressed how he had felt in the five years that followed the singer’s death, which came a year and a half after he had left his team.

CEO Kim Kwang Soo said, “Little bits and pieces of the facts will only act to set T-ara and Hwa Young further apart, so I hope that like Hwa Young says, everyone would stop. I believe that all of them are like my daughters, like my fingers are all my fingers although they may differ in length, so I am saddened at how Hwa Young and T-ara are in pain. No matter where she is, I will help Hwa Young.”

He added that the speculations that Hwa Young tweeted thoughts that were not of her own will had no truth in them.